Three hours before the Eagles faced the Giants on Sunday, running back Saquon Barkley walked the dark tunnel halls of MetLife Stadium as he has so many times. He wore a gray shirt with black pants and black shoes, a gray watch on his wrist, as he carried a black bag over his shoulder, Apple EarPods inserted.

By then, Barkley and the Eagles had long silenced the Giants crowd, who booed him every time he touched the ball until they were worn down, much like the Giants' vaunted defensive line. Barkley showed that in the first quarter, when he caught a short pass along the sideline and literally ran over Dane Belton.

When former Giants star and rejuvenated Eagles running back Saquon Barkley arrived at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands as a visiting player on Sunday, it did not take long for something to catch his eye. Even sitting on the bus as the Eagles pulled into the loading dock, he could see tailgaters with his old No. 26 jerseys.